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Gout : (noun)
1: a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by
defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of
the acid and its salts in the blood and joints [syn: gouty
arthritis, urarthritis]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Gout : \Go[^u]t\ (g[=oo]), n. [F., fr. L. gustus taste. See
Gusto.]
Taste; relish.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Gout : \Gout\ (gout), n. [F. goutte a drop, the gout, the disease
being considered as a defluxion, fr. L. gutta drop.]
1. A drop; a clot or coagulation.
On thy blade and dudgeon gouts of blood. --Shak.
2. (Med.) A constitutional disease, occurring by paroxysms.
It consists in an inflammation of the fibrous and
ligamentous parts of the joints, and almost always attacks
first the great toe, next the smaller joints, after which
it may attack the greater articulations. It is attended
with various sympathetic phenomena, particularly in the
digestive organs. It may also attack internal organs, as
the stomach, the intestines, etc. --Dunglison.
3. A disease of cornstalks. See Corn fly, under Corn.
Gout stones. See Chalkstone, n., 2.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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GOUT, med. jur. contracts. An inflammation of the fibrous and ligamentous
parts of the joints.
2. In cases of insurance on lives, when there is warranty of health, it
seems that a man subject to the gout, is a life capable of being, insured,
if he has no sickness at the time to make it an unequal contract. 2 Park,
Ins. 583.
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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Gout : Gout: Condition characterized by abnormally elevated levels of uric acid in the blood, recurring attacks of joint inflammation ( high blood pressure , abnormal kidney function, and drugs.
The most reliable diagnostic test for gout is the identification of crystals in joints, body fluids and tissues.
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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